Palettes / Colors / #ECDB9D

#ECDB9D — Light Yellow

#ECDB9D is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECDB9D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CAEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECB39C and #D6EC9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECDB9D

.text { color: #ECDB9D; }
.background { background-color: #ECDB9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDB9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 219, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDB9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 219, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDB9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 219, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDB9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDB9D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECDB9D

Tints of #ECDB9D

Tones of #ECDB9D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CAEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDB9D: #000000.

How #ECDB9D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECDB9D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDB9C  ·  #ECDB9E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDB9D?

#ECDB9D is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 219, 157). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDB9D?

#ECDB9D is RGB 236, 219, 157 — HSL 47°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 33%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDB9D?

Its complement is #9CAEEC; analogous partners are #ECB39C and #D6EC9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDB9D for text?

Black text on #ECDB9D has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.